Omega Man? zombies? 12 monkeys?

Rating: 3/10 (11 July 2003)

I just got from the theater, I went to watch this movie without any information beside the spot commercial on tv that says "Scary as Hell". Well I was really intrigued about it , I was expecting to be shock by this "horror movie".
Unfortunely the film was from bad to worst, ok the guy wake up and every body seems to be gone, but no, he goes to a church (all creepy and dark) and there he realizes that there are still some people "alive", my mind just made a click Omega Man (Charlton Heston, The Omega Man 1971), a funny thing is if you have seen the Simpson's parody of "the omega man" is exactly what happened in 28 days, the guy face the "zombies' at church DOh!!!
Ok get back to the point, the movie for me never took off, I mean how many movies we have seen where the zombies are chasing the pretty girl and the brave heroe, zombies that seems to be pretty well organized to hunt healthy humans.
Well the movie had all the tipical cliches of a "scary movie" and because of that it was not scary at all for me, in fact since the director showed the zombie running before every "scary moment", it was predictable 100%, that's probably why I saw nobody jumping from their seats or screaming of horror in the theater.
Another thing are those scenes of called "violence", there is any clear shot of that, the director created scenes that they don't allow to see the "horror" of a zombie attack, so that was another dissapointment there again, beside some vomit and red liquid coming out of the mouse of the zombies, there is nothing repulsive or shocking.
Let's say something good, good Photography, the shots of London as a desert are pretty good.
The argument of movie lack in moving the public to feel the point of desesperation of the stars for a new life , it just run and run.
Well if you go to see it, do not expect to be "scary as hell", just enjoy the running.
I gave it a 3 for the "scary price of the ticket"